Serving the High Plains
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Some more dollars may be flowing toward the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, with a $1.978 million federal allocation in President Obama's 2013 budget. That money makes $2.978 million in commitments to the pipeline project, which would deliver water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to entities that make up the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. The Bureau of Reclamation announced last week $1 million for the project, also known as the Ute Water Project. Gayla Brumfield, mayor of Clovis and chair of the authority, said the...
Those who cannot remember the 1970s are condemned to repeat them. Even if you're too young to remember the Disco Decade, you've doubtless seen pictures of cars lined up waiting to pump scarce gas at filling stations. We'd suffer that again if Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and five colleagues get their way. They've introduced HR3784, the Gas Price Spike Act. It would, in the bill's language, "impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and refined products) and to allow an income tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger...
Eastern New Mexico can expect 1 to 3 inches of snow by Monday evening, the National Weather Service is reporting. A winter weather advisory, in effect from 6 p.m. today until 6 p.m. Monday, has been issued for Curry, De Baca, Quay and Roosevelt counties. NWS reports snow will begin this afternoon, intensify tonight, then taper off during the day on Monday. Winds at 10 to 20 mph may lead to reduced visibility because of blowing snow....